Earthquake details

Friday, July 31, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, July 31, 1931 at 00:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bayburt (Turkey - TR), about 22.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.127 and latitude 40.065.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	40.065, 40.127
UTC time	1931-07-31 00:25:44.620

Location	Bayburt
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1931-07-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bayburt	22.8 km
Cimin	53.8 km
Erzincan	65.4 km
Gümüşhane	70.9 km
Araklı	97.4 km
Of	98.1 km
Erzurum	99.6 km
Trabzon	110.0 km
Rize	111.5 km
Akçaabat	116.4 km
Tunceli	118.6 km
Karakoçan	124.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Erzurum Turkey · 2026-01-02 22:56 UTC	76.3 km
M 4.4 Cimin Turkey · 2025-12-09 12:34 UTC	62.2 km
M 4.2 Erzurum Turkey · 2025-09-25 08:29 UTC	52.6 km

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